“Children’s Day is recognized on various days in many p
laces around the world to honor children globally. In India\, Children’s D
ay also known as Bal Divas\, is celebrated across the country to increase
awareness towards the rights\, care and education of children.

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It is celebrated on November 14 every year\, co
inciding with the birth anniversary of the first Prime Minister of India\,
Jawaharlal Nehru\, also called as ‘Chacha Nehru’. Nehru is often cited as
saying that children should always be carefully and lovingly nurtured\, a
s they are the future of the nation and the citizens of tomorrow. Bal Diwa
s was first celebrated in 1964 after the death of Pandit Nehru.

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Jawaharlal Nehru aimed “to convert India’s eco
nomy into that of a modern state and to fit her into the globalized world.
” Nehru understood that India had not been at the forefront of the Industr
ial Revolution\, and hence made an effort to promote higher education\, an
d science and technology in India. Inauguration of the first Indian Instit
ute of Technology at Kharagpur in West Bengal\, in 1951 was one of the man
y initiatives that Prime Minister Nehru took towards the spreading of the
culture of innovation in the country.

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As per a report published in the Times of India\, on November 14\, 2014\
, when asked about the significance of Bal Divas\, 11 year old Shaheen sai
d\, “Baal to sabke hote hai\, isme mithai kyon baatein? (Everyone has hair
\; why distribute sweets to celebrate the day?). Like many other kids work
ing on the streets\, November 14 was just another day for Shaheen and her
friends who work as rag pickers on the Sahastradhara trenching ground.

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This was true of most kids earning a li
ving who were unaware of the celebrations happening around the country. Bu
sy washing tea cups outside a chai stall on Rajpur Road\, Deepu\, who live
s in a slum close to the Rispana river\, drew a blank when asked about Neh
ru. “Who is he? Is he one of our customers\,” he whispered\, even as his e
mployer hollered at him to carry on with the dishes.

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Thus\, in an effort to spread awareness about the importa
nce of education and innovation amongst children\, IP4Kids\, a CSR
Initiative of S.S. Rana & Co.\, is organizing a
n Essay Competition on Children’s Day on
the theme\, “Education and Innovation: Towards a better In
dia“

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Young minds a
re encouraged to focus on the theme of Children’s Day\, and hence may cont
emplate writing on topics related to –

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Favorite Scientist

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Favorite I
nnovation

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Importance of Education

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Right to Education

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Last date for Submission-

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November 12\, 2017.

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The Process-

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School students are invited
to submit their essays focusing on themes relating to innovation\, technol
ogy\, science\, education\, etc. before the deadline of November 12\, 2017
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Qualified Experts and Judges appointed by IP4kids and S.S. Ran
a & Co. will select the best 3 essays.

Only a single entry will
be accepted from one person. Co-authorship (up to 2 authors) is also perm
itted\;

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The competition is open to essays of up to 1\,000 words.
Entries outside the word limitation will be disqualified\;

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The
essay shall be disqualified if it is plagiarized. Due credit should be giv
en to the concerned author and/or publisher(s) in Bibliography and/or Refe
rence\, as the case may be\, in proper 19th bluebook edition\;

All entries are to be sent only in MS Word (.doc
or .docx) or .pdf format.

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Awards –

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The Awards would be
given to the top three students in each catogory\;

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The winner wi
ll be awarded cash prize worth INR 3\,000 along with a certificate.

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Second and third runner ups in each category would be presented prize(
s) worth INR 2\,000 and INR 1\,000 respectively along with certificates\;<
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Other deserving participants shall also be presented with certif
icates\;

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For further informa
tion\, please write to us at info@vidyadarshan.in or call us at 91-11-3056 2000.

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Note: The competition intends to provide a pl
atform to the students to share their views and to raise IPR awareness amo
ng them. The decision of the Judges shall be final. The organizers of the
competition reserve all rights to change the date of announcements of the
results and/or the date of announcements and publication of the results. T
he organizers also reserve the rights to withdraw any or both categories o
f awards if the entries thus received do not meet the aforesaid criteria.
The organizers also reserve all the rights for Publication and reproductio
n of essay/write ups\, due credit in this regard shall be given to the aut
hor(s).